By now you’ve probably heard about the explosion at the West, Texas fertilizer plant — West Fertilizer Co. ViralRead has collected tweets from the #WestTX hashtag you’ll want to see. From Legendary country singer and pop icon Willie Nelson to Texas Governor Rick Perry to a local resident to a social activist, there are things to warm your heart and break it all over again.
Here are the tweets:
West has been in my backyard all my life.My heart is praying for thecommunity that we call home. #westtx
— Willie Nelson (@willienelson) April 18, 2013
Thoughts and prayers with everyone in West, TX. Thx to all the first responders on the scene.
— Rick Perry (@GovernorPerry) April 18, 2013
Please pray for the citizens of West, TX and the first responders that are responding to the explosion.Our local office is avail to help.
— Rep. Bill Flores (@RepBillFlores) April 18, 2013
Here is the initial dispatch audio of the explosion in West, TX at the fertilizer plant: soundcloud.com/alertpage-1/we… #westtx
— Mackenzie Kelly (@mkelly007) April 18, 2013
My uncles were both first responders for the West VFD. God bless them. Just wish we had some answers. #WestTX #prayersforwest
— Kelsey Hoelscher (@Kelseyyy_8) April 18, 2013
SPREAD THIS LIST AROUND: Places to stay for displaced around #WestTX #westexplosion #waco docs.google.com/spreadsheet/lv…
— Little Australia (@LitThom) April 18, 2013
Going out to help everyone in West tomorrow morning. My house is open to anyone who needs shelter. My prayers are with all of y’all #WestTX
— Emily (@emilycross5) April 18, 2013
3 hours after the blast, hospitals still getting new patients. #WestTX #PrayForTexas
— Ali A. Akbar (@ali) April 18, 2013
Texans, step up — give blood. ASAP:ww2.greatpartners.org/donor/schedule… #PrayForTexas #WestTX
— Ali A. Akbar (@ali) April 18, 2013
#PrayForTexas via @viralread » Massive Explosion Like a ‘Mushroom Cloud’ at Fertilizer Plant in #WestTX bit.ly/ZB40n1
— Ali A. Akbar (@ali) April 18, 2013
Activist Brandon Darby went to West, Texas as an EMT. He made it to Waco — a staging area.
Eyewitness updates from Breitbart’s @brandondarby, live on scene in West, TX. #TXExplosion #WestTX goo.gl/OmStN
— Breitbart News (@BreitbartNews) April 18, 2013
I’m headed to West, Texas. I’ll keep you all informed of what I find.
— Brandon Darby (@brandondarby) April 18, 2013
I’m going as an EMT. I’m not going as a reporter. If too many EMT’s show up, good. We can help on the periphery
— Brandon Darby (@brandondarby) April 18, 2013
Many ops will now be based out of Hilton in Waco. Federal authorities are arriving here. I am here as well. State legislators coming.
— Brandon Darby (@brandondarby) April 18, 2013
ATF and State Fire Marshalls investigating explosion. I see them with my own eyes.
— Brandon Darby (@brandondarby) April 18, 2013
Repeat: Military now on scene, still pulling people out of nursing home.
— Brandon Darby (@brandondarby) April 18, 2013
Sad:
Confirmed: First set of firefighters can’t be found. Three figher fighters, one police, ten EMS.
— Brandon Darby (@brandondarby) April 18, 2013
And then there was Boston…
Our thoughts are with emergency responders and medical staff working the West, TX disaster.
— Boston EMS (@BOSTON_EMS) April 18, 2013
#PrayForWest and #PrayForTexas also trended as related hashtags.
